OPENING HOURS
PONTOONKA Group Kft.
1072 Budapest, Akácfa u. 47.
- Monday-Tuesday: 15:30-23:00
- Wednesday: 15:30-24:00
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Thursday - Saturday: 15:30-02:00
Sunday: 15:30-23:00
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ABOUT US
There’s a place in Városmajor where you can go after work, in your free time, alone, or with your friends. Where everyone is happy to relax under the shade of hundred-year-old trees, with tasty bites and cool drinks. A place that is so colorful and varied that there are no two nights there that would be the same. We start the story, and you finish it: welcome to the secret garden of Buda!
The history of our place goes back a long time: originally Count Henrik Daun established a manor here in 1720. The building in our area which is now fenced off used to be a farm building belonging to the manor, until at the end of the 18th century, it became a city dance hall and bar. At this time, the bar was called “To the Hermit”, but later it was renamed “To the Monkey”.
It was not very fortunate during the 1848-49 fight for independence: at the siege of Buda, General Artúr Görgey established his headquarters here for a time. Then, at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries it operated as a gardening center.
A few other alterations were made to the building in the 1900s, but eventually it was forgotten, and nature slowly reconquered the area. And maybe it would have held it forever, if we hadn’t started a new chapter in its story in 2020, bringing back its old name.
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ETIQUETTE
How to have fun?
All are welcome in our secret garden: feel free to bring your family, your friends, your dog!
But you should know that we’re a cashless establishment, so you can either pay by your bank card or the HelloPay cards that you can charge up right here.
There is no table service, you can buy drinks and food at the counters!
There is a deposit fee for glasses, which you get back in full if you bring your glass back to the bar when you leave. Please note that we can only refund the glass you received from us!
There is a deposit fee for glasses, which you get back in full if you bring your glass back to the bar when you leave. Please note that we can only refund the glass you received from us!
It is forbidden to bring food and drink bought elsewhere into our garden.
Of course, if you were to organize a birthday party with us, you can bring the cake from a pastry shop, but we would ask you to tell us about it in advance, and don't forget to ask for a HACCP certificate and an invoice as well! Unfortunately, we cannot provide knives, plates, and cutlery to eat it!
There are pebbles and gravel underfoot, so we suggest you wear comfortable shoes!
We reserve the right to change the opening hours.